Racist perceptions on a college campus: Intersectionality of gender, race, and Greek affiliation

This paper analyzes whether and how gender, race, and Greek affiliation, along with symbolic and traditional racial attitudes, are associated with racist perceptions on a college campus located in the deep south of the United States. To answer this question, we used survey data collected in 2013 from undergraduate students enrolled in a large Southern, including in our sample 1,003 Greek affiliated students and 2,176 non-Greek affiliated students. Using multivariate data analysis, our results showed that White and male participants had higher levels of racist perceptions than Black and female participants, and that the race and racist perceptions relationship was much stronger among Greek-affiliated than non-Greek respondents. Lastly, the two racial attitudes factors were found to mediate the relationships between social status factors and racist perceptions. From a critical race theory perspective, this study results should shed light on the importance of viewing Greek life in the broader context of society, considering the impact of racist perceptions within our higher education system.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Art

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• DeBruin, Kyndal

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Lo, Celia

• Racism
• Greek life

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/11274/11997

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:twu-ir.tdl.org:11274/11997